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Quoting John Gruber

Me, I try to get into the mindset of playing live music, not recording a studio album. Except when I’m writing a piece where I really want it to be an album. Those aren’t rare, per se, but they’re occasional. If I tried to make every post a hall-of-famer I’d never get anything out. I’m aiming for professionalism. I’m performing live in front of an audience — not just jamming in my garage or bedroom, fucking around. So I’m careful and concentrate. I want to hit every note, in time. But at my bes ✦ AI generated

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I aim for professionalism, performing live in front of an audience rather than just jamming in my garage or bedroom.

Gruber says he is careful and concentrated, wanting to hit every note in time, but at his best he is moving fluidly from song to song.

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John Gruber: I'm aiming for professionalism. I'm performing live in front of an audience — not just jamming in my garage or bedroom, fucking around. So I'm careful and concentrate. I want to hit every note, in time. But at my best I'm moving from song to song.

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I try to get into the mindset of playing live music, not recording a studio album, except when writing a piece I really want to be an album.

Gruber compares his approach to blogging with live music rather than album recording, treating occasional exceptional pieces as albums but otherwise keeping a live, flowing mindset.

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John Gruber: Me, I try to get into the mindset of playing live music, not recording a studio album. Except when I'm writing a piece where I really want it to be an album. Those aren't rare, per se, but they're occasional. If I tried to make every post a hall-of-famer I'd never get anything out.

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